Mother/Daughter, Grandmother/Granddaughter Fashion Sewing Workshop Classes,

Mother/Daughter Grandmother/Granddaughter Sewing Workshops Dear Mother/Grandmother, It seems like all the moms, and grandmothers, that I talk to, remember when they learned to sew. Or, they tell me that they wish that they had learned to sew. I remember the hot summer, in Parkin, Arkansas, when my grandmother taught me to sew. And, the rest of the summer, my other grandmother helped me make 6 pairs of shorts to wear to summer camp. This is when that I knew, that learning to sew creates lasting family memories. Our Mother/Daughter, Grandmother/Granddaughter workshops create memories, for your family, that will be shared for generations to come. Announcing the fall, 2012, Mother/Daughter, Grandmother/Granddaughter Sewing Workshops. We provide everything you need to experience a wonderful morning, learning to sew, with your daughter/granddaughter. Join us, and create a lasting, learning to sew, family memory.

Mother/Daughter Sewing Workshop Skirts  Mother/Daughter Fashion Sewing Workshop Calling all Moms/Daughters. You don't want to miss the Mother/Daughter Fashion Workshop. You will experience the thrill of creating your own skirt, with a real working fashion designer: Carla Buchanan. You will each (mom and daughter) will work together, as a design team. You will select your own fabric, from a large selection of designer fabric. You will then have the experience of a working fit model, and your skirt pattern will be professionally fitted to your body, and to your custom length. And then the fun begins! You, and your design partner, working as a design team, will each create a custom skirt, start to finish. By the end of the workshop, you will both feel very confident using a sewing machine, AND, you will have custom skirts to wear home. Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012 Place: First Baptist Church of Westminster Address: 14200 Goldenwest St. Westminster, CA 92683. Time: 9 am -1pm. Please be on time, as we start on time. Bring: a light snack (no chips please) and a bottle of water. What is provided: expert instruction from a working fashion designer, Carla Buchanan ( graduate of FIDM, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and everything you need to create your skirt: your choice of designer fabric, sewing machines, sewing kit, elastic, custom fitted patterns. Workshop size limit: So that you can get the most out of the workshop, the workshop is limited to only 10 mother/daughter design teams. Please don't delay signing up, as the workshops fill up very fast. Ages: Daughters: 10 years old and older. Cost: $50 per person ($50 per mother, and $50 per daughter, a mother can bring up to two daughters, $50 per daughter) Refunds: To be fair to all, there are NO REFUNDS or changes of any kind. NO exceptions, so, register carefully. How to register: Registration is first come, first serve. To see if there are any spots in the workshop, you can email sewing@businessbrandings.com. This notice is as of September 2, 2012: there are spots for 10 design teams. You can register by mailing a check to: Sewing at Business Brandings 8502 E. Chapman Ave. #639 Orange, CA 92869 Please make the check out to Business Brandings and include the following: Your name, your daughters name, date and time of workshop, a phone number, and an email address. Or, you can call 714-914-0381 and pay by credit card. Grandmother/Granddaughter Sewing Workshop Aprons  Grandmother/Granddaughter Fashion Sewing Workshop Calling all Grandmothers/Granddaughters. You don't want to miss the Mother/Daughter Fashion Workshop. You will experience the thrill of creating your own aprons, with a real working fashion designer: Carla Buchanan. You will each (grandmother and granddaughter) will work together, as a design team. You, and your design partner, working as a design team, will each create an apron, perfect for holiday wearing, or giving,  start to finish. By the end of the workshop, you will both feel very confident using a sewing machine, AND, you will have aprons to wear home, or, give as gifts. Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 Place: First Baptist Church of Westminster Address: 14200 Goldenwest St. Westminster, CA 92683. Time: 9 am -12pm. Please be on time, as we start on time. Bring: a light snack (no chips please) and a bottle of water. What is provided: expert instruction from a working fashion designer, Carla Buchanan (graduate of FIDM, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and everything you need to create your aprons: designer fabric, sewing machines, sewing kit, and patterns. Workshop size limit: So that you can get the most out of the workshop, the workshop is limited to only 10 grandmother/granddaughter design teams. Please don't delay signing up, as the workshops fill up very fast. Ages: Granddaughters: 10 years old and older. Cost: $40 per person ($40 per grandmother, and $40 per granddaughter, a grandmother can bring up to two granddaughters, $40 per granddaughter) Refunds: To be fair to all, there are NO REFUNDS or changes of any kind. NO exceptions, so, register carefully. How to register: Registration is first come, first serve. To see if there are any spots in the workshop, you can email sewing@businessbrandings.com. This notice is as of September 2, 2012: there are spots for 10 design teams. You can register by mailing a check to: Sewing at Business Brandings 8502 E. Chapman Ave. #639 Orange, CA 92869 Please make the check out to Business Brandings and include the following: Your name, your daughters name, date and time of workshop, a phone number, and an email address. Or, you can call 714-914-0381 and pay by credit card.   Mother/Daughter Sewing Workshop Aprons  Mother/Daughter Sewing Workshop Calling all Moms/Daughters. You don't want to miss the Mother/Daughter Fashion Workshop. You will experience the thrill of creating your own aprons, with a real working fashion designer: Carla Buchanan. You will each (mom and daughter) will work together, as a design team. You, and your design partner, working as a design team, will each create an apron, perfect for holiday wearing, or giving,  start to finish. By the end of the workshop, you will both feel very confident using a sewing machine, AND, you will have aprons to wear home, or, give as gifts. Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012 Place: First Baptist Church of Westminster Address: 14200 Goldenwest St. Westminster, CA 92683. Time: 9 am -12pm. Please be on time, as we start on time. Bring: a light snack (no chips please) and a bottle of water. What is provided: expert instruction from a working fashion designer, Carla Buchanan (graduate of FIDM, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and everything you need to create your aprons: designer fabric, sewing machines, sewing kit, patterns. Workshop size limit: So that you can get the most out of the workshop, the workshop is limited to only 10 mother/daughter design teams. Please don't delay signing up, as the workshops fill up very fast. Ages: Daughters: 10 years old and older. Cost: $40 per person ($40 per mother, and $40 per daughter, a mother can bring up to two daughters, $40 per daughter) Refunds: To be fair to all, there are NO REFUNDS or changes of any kind. NO exceptions, so, register carefully. How to register: Registration is first come, first serve. To see if there are any spots in the workshop, you can email sewing@businessbrandings.com. This notice is as of September 2, 2012: there are spots for 10 design teams. You can register by mailing a check to: Sewing at Business Brandings 8502 E. Chapman Ave. #639 Orange, CA 92869 Please make the check out to Business Brandings and include the following: Your name, your daughters name, date and time of workshop, a phone number, and an email address. Or, you can call 714-914-0381 and pay by credit card.

May your days be filled with happy, lasting, learning to sew, family memories.   Carla Buchanan Business Brandings Sewing sewing@businessbrandings.com

Contact Carla Buchanan
sewing@businessbrandings.com
714-914-0381

Altered Couture, Stampington & Company submissions-worth a look! Carla Buchanan

Altered Couture-Stampington & Co. submissions

This is an image of an artist print shirt that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of an artist print shirt that I, Carla Buchanan,  altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington  & Company. AFTER.

This is an image of a solid coral cardigan that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of an artist print shirt that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of a lavender ruffled  shirt that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of a completed design, that I , Carla Buchanan, designed for Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. AFTER.

This is an image of an artist textured shirt that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of a completed design, that I , Carla Buchanan, designed for Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. AFTER.

This is an image of a completed design, that I , Carla Buchanan, designed for Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. AFTER.

This is an image of an artist print shirt that I, Carla Buchanan, altered and submitted to Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. BEFORE.

This is an image of a completed design, that I , Carla Buchanan, designed for Altered Couture Magazine, Stampington & Company. AFTER.

A New Design! Altered Couture Submission too!

For many years, I have enjoyed getting published in Altered Couture.  Altered Couture is a 160 page publication that is filled with gorgeous photographs of garments that have been given a second chance by the artists that created them. Here is a link to the publication Altered Couture. You can click on the link to find out more information about Altered Couture. Are you interested in submitting something that you made? Here is a link to find out how to do it: Altered Couture Challenges.

This is an image of me, Carla Buchanan, Fashion designer and Altered Couture Artist, and  Beth Livesay, Managing Editor Altered Couture, Stampington & Company.

Over the years, I have really enjoyed getting to know Beth Livesay, Managing Editor. Beth is so great at her job. She makes me feel like a true artist and she is delightful to work for. She constantly encourages me, and supports me. You will love Beth's blog: Couture Over Coffee.

This week, I created an art piece for Altered Couture to consider. As usually, I began with apparel pieces that I already had, and designed something spectacular! Today, I am sending this piece to Beth Livesay, Altered Couture, for consideration for a future issue. Stay tuned!

This image is a before picture of a t-shirt that I used to an art piece submission to Altered Couture Publication.

This image is a before picture of a shirt that I used to an art piece submission to Altered Couture Publication.

This image is a before picture of a new fashion art piece that I submitted to Altered Couture Publication.

Shocking! Let Your Wife Do It? Look what I found on an apparel label!

Shocking! Let Your Wife Do It? Look what I found on an apparel label!

Girl Scouts of Orange County Sew Simple Fashion Design Class

How to Purchase Apparel with Logos

How to Purchase Apparel with Logos

To assist you in purchasing apparel with logos, I have supplied you with the tool that Business Branding Customers are given at their initial free apparel consultation.

Apparel Purchasing Process
Steps	Details	Your Garment Needs Here
1. Usage	Where are you going to wear this garment? What are you going to be doing when you wear it?
2. Style	Polos, button down, t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirts, etc.
3. Fabric	Taking into consideration usage needs and style, identify the fabric that you want.
4. Weight	Determine weight of the fabric.
4. Size	What sizes do you need? Not all styles come in all sizes.
5. Color	What color do you need? Not all styles come in all colors.
6. Quantity	How many do you need?
7. Decoration	Determine if you would like embroidery or silk screen.
8. When	When do you need your garments?
10. Art	Provide artwork, vector format, by email, to Business Brandings, or, let us help you
11. Quote	Business Brandings will provide you a quote.
12. Prepay	Prepay your order by check, Master Card or Visa
13. Delivery	Business Brandings will deliver your garments to you.

 

Example of an Apparel Pattern Card or, A Face Card

Here is an example of a pattern card, or a face card. After the pattern maker has completed a pattern for a garment, he, or she, makes a pattern card, or face card. The card hangs in front of the pattern pieces. The pattern card serves as a record of how many pattern pieces are included in the design. Many times the fee for this is the same as making a pattern piece. If you are a manufacturing company, and you want to save money, you can make these yourself. This pattern card, or face card, serves several purposes. Considering that the card contains all the pattern pieces it takes to construct a garment, you can see, in a glance, the basic construction of a garment. The sewer, or factory, can use the pattern card, or face card, to keep track of the pattern pieces. Usually the pattern maker puts the sewing directions on the pattern card, or face card. This helps the sewer know what type of stitches you desire on the garment.
A word to the wise: when you get your pattern card, and pattern, back from the pattern maker, double check to make sure all the components of the design are represented on the pattern card before you leave your pattern maker. If there is a mistake, it will save you a trip back to see your pattern maker. I learned this one the hard way. I gave my pattern maker a sample cardigan and asked her to add pockets. She forgot, I walked away, and did not check my pattern card. Don't make the same mistake I did. Many hours can be saved simply by checking the pattern card.
Here is the example of an apparel pattern card, or, face card:

Pattern Card
Style #:	Date:	Size:
Style name:	Pattern Maker:	Sketch

Quantity	Self Pieces	special directions
Quantity	Ribbed Pieces